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Oppositee_s at they were acqu it t ing b y it those Members of such `-'°,ll.l•lMlttee3 who b e l onged to themselves ? :!! . O'C ONNEL L—A cqu i tting themselves. 41r. Sergeant 'WILDE continu e d —Th e expressions used °Y the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin certainly ap- Plied tb to th e H on. Gentlemen opposite, because he alleged that a t ' r e a illc.tediu given mann er . Th a f i mputation was thrown raitte g d' l st-tine lion. Ge n tl emen opposite as a body. He sub dna this was a case "with which the House could not .4 go fors aid, and therefore, instead of seeking to vindi ,Late the Members of the Committees, they would do much bet ter irthey acceded to the proposition of the Noble Lord be low him. Thy ,House then divided, and the numbers were— : For Mr. O'Connell's amendment - . Against it Majority f or t h e amendment A S RY ABOLITION ACT AMEND MENT BI LL . e DAVE motion of Si r G. G rey, t h at the Slavery Abolition s t Amendment Bill be read a third time, Mr. O'CONNELL had two clauses of great importance so propose but as the H ouse was so th i n he would not press them, especially as he meant on the first day after the recess to Move for leave to bring in a Bill in which the object of those claases would be embodied. • Thi Bill was then read a third time, and on the question that it do ass alrplc.E. •Cs' '.!BIALER proposed a c l ause b y way o f r id er f or 19fra testwith respect to the valuation of slaves previous to their 'manumission. !After a'brief discussion, in which Sir G. GREY, Mr. Goer,- us*, and Mr. G LADSTONE took part, the clause was nega e• 4Without a division, and the Bill passed. SUPPLY. The House having resolved itself into a Committee of S upply, :tTke..CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that oe vote Which he was about to propose was one which h e felt satisfied woulcraneet with the ready and unanimous assent sof the House. The Committee up stairs appointed to inquire into the ? t he P •had bestowed the most subject of Pension List anxious and careful attention, and consideration on all the cases that had been brought before them ; but having been unable to complete their inquiries they felt it their duty, in the report which they had now made, to abstain from expressing any op which cou ld comprom i se t h e quest i on w i th which they hid ion to deal. Th e y were , h owever, he was authorised to say on their part, unanimously of opinion that the greatest h ard ship and injustice would be don if the Government. did not Provide for the payment of the proportions of those pensions Which would fall due on the sth of April ; and it was.in ac cordance with this opinion of the Committee that he now begged leave to propose a resolution that a sum of 33,5061 be granted to her Majesty, to pay the amount of the pensions charged on the Civil List and the Consolidated Fund by the 2nd and 3d of William IV., due on the sth of April. • Mr. HARVEY could not help saying that they ought to have had some more satisfactory statement before them than the -report to which the Right Hon. Gentleman alluded, before they could justify the Government in making the present pro- Position. He was surprised at the time that had: elapsed vcitho'ut any report having been made, and when the Com mittee applied to be at liberty to report from time to time, he anticipated that they would,slong before this, have made an elaborate reports 'A .kindred Committee—that on the Poor.. l aws* --had made twenty reports within the time, containing the, whole of the evidence, and, therefore it was a matter of sur prise to him that from the Committee on the Pension-list they had only a report of a few words, having for its object -the_ Payment to th ose part i es o f w h at was ' due to them - .' 'Re thought it was due to the country, as well as to the House, that the Chancellor of the ExchkinFshetild state something of the nature of that inquiiy, or of the.grbunds on which they had come to the conclusion of recommending that course which the Ri g h t Hon. Gentleman had now proposed t. o the House. - The Pension-list Committee had now been sitting a period of four months from the date of their appointment in December last, and was this then the only result that was. produced by their labours after so considerable a time oectipind in'inquiry ? They had examined Into ne less than 088 cases, which neces sarily were clasSified and arranged under different heads, and et the Committee did not enable the House to distinguish between those different classes of cases, or to see who were' those whose claims to be on the Pension List had_ been.sa: tisfactorily placed beyond dispute, There were no detibt many on th e Pension List whose claims to a contin uance o f that pension it might be supposed the Committee would have no doubt about after hearing the evidence on which- those claims rested. But the House had no account of who those parties were, or of the grounds on which - their - claims-rested. He was ens of those who from the beginning had felt that if this inquiry had been properly gone into, 'arid that an honest and searching inquiry had been 'made, that thei:e would be found many who had no claim whatever i0"156' upon the Pension List, neither from reason, the improper nature of the grounds on which the pension had been originally granted or on account of impropriety or, the part of the re ceivers of those pensions. He certainly thought that there were many eases of this kind in which the parties would have either waived their claims altogether to the continuance of those pensions, or the claims would have been totally extin guished by the inquiry. He had been told that - there hadinot however, been a single individual for examination before the Committee, and that the course taken by the Chancelldr tlQExchequer was preci se ly thi s — t h at the Right Hon. "Ge - t toi having plenty of ti me to spare f rom his Orircial. t I " , wish e d to th row— mare-; no doubt most benignantly—the 9 ie f his Co° o—c.al protection around those parties- who were c rrned in thi s i nqu i ry. T he R i ght Hon. Gentlemarr ac aeri wrote to all th e p art i es concerne d , i nclos i ng them a tn L eety of questions, and requiring them to send such answers `"e o f qtteations as would enable the Committ ee t o judge of tthheire cleims. N o d ou b t t h ese part i es made such answers ewn t° 4 questions, and shaped them so a best to answer their phrposes. This wa s th e sort of evidence on which the `-cra na i tt ee had proceeded, as non e of th e part i es t h emse l ves, had been called for examination before it. Well, then, it was • edaiitted that there was one class on the Pension List respect ing whose claims to the continuance of their pensions it would • appear that there existed no doubt ; but then there was an other class, regarding whose right to be on the Pension Lis t at all there existed very grave and serious doubts. As to the former class, all doubts respecting them would be got rid of when once their claims were established. As to the other class, when once it was proved that they had no right to be there, their claims ought to be disallowed and their pensions discontinued. Yet nothing like this had been done In the very short report which the Committee had, made. They had made no distinction between those who had no right to b e on t h e Pension List and between those whose right had been clearly established. The Chancellor of the Exchettsser now came forward to propose a suns of money which might b e a d equate to the amount payable to the whole List without any deduction whatsoever. From the evidence stmonsvell as from the manner in which the inquiry had been , conducted` felt satisfied that any one . would be quite safe in )nferrin' trat the Whole deduction made by the Committee from the amcant.of the pensions would not, in the aggregate exceed five per cent. The whole sum received amounted to 14 0,0001 • , and he certainly did not think that they would have Itoy thing like eleven thousand deducted. From what he in ferred reapecting the inquiry, as we ll as f rom t h e nature of t ° r ue of the letters that must have been received, he had no n o o ubt that b y a close, and searching, and honest investigation, e i °The half of the w h o l e sum m i g h t b e saved to the country. ght Ron. Gentleman had not informed them whether !veil one claim would be rejected. They should not know but that all would be continued. He had heard the Hon. Gentleman who had been examined at their bar that evening s ay, that he had been filched of his seat ; but he (Mr. D. W. Harvey) might justly complain that he had been filched of his Committee, and he might say, on the same ground which that Gentleman had alleged, namely, political feeling. If that Committee had not been wrested from his (Mr. Har vey's) hands he believed that he would be able to bring such a body of evidence as, both by the force of that evidence and by the examination of the parties themselves, Would have enabled them to save at least half of the 140,000/. He did not think, considering the present state of the finances of the country, that the Chancellor of the Exche per could, at the present time, feel inimical to any saving. He believed the Right Hon. Gentleman's Budget, when it was brought forward, would show that there was no surplus. The House was now about to adjourn for a fortnight. Shortly after their re-assembling after the holidays they would be again interrupted by two occurrences, considered of the greatest im portance by a great part of the House —namely, Epsom races, and some other race, the name of which he did not recollect:. They would then have the Whitsun-holidays, and then would come the coronation. The House, he supposed, woulecome to the conclusion of its labours for the present session sometime about the middle of June, so that they would have two months adMore of business before them ; and he would ask, after all that happ ene d , an d after that Committee had been sitting for four months, was that a report which th e H ouse or t h e coun try had a right t o expect? He was quit e sa ti s fi e d, as h e h ad alrea dy stated, th at t h e w h o l e result of the inquiry would prove _ I delusion—not from any impression that the charges against t he Pension List were groundless, but because those charges Lied not been properly dealt with, and the subject had not unfer gcme that upright and searching inquiry which the House as wall • as tne country nan a rignt to expect. H understood t hat some half-dozen pensions had been surrendered from the contrition of the parties receiving them—from the parties not twishing to carry on their plunder any longer—or not wishing Loosrgo the investigation, or front a decent sense of shame. rni tt Y o ' s 7en, had th ese p art i es b een over l oo k e d b y t h e Corn theWhy were they not mentioned in the Ruort with _ enc omium which their conduct merited ? Why, further re, we re not those mentioned who had shown themselves to re abundant claim to their pensions ? T he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would a ppeal to the Hon. Member for Southwark whether he was }l°, w rong in say i ng t h at t hi s i nqu i ry, in the way in which it c _‘‘, be en , conducted, was mean t as a p o li t i ca l j ugg l e ? Wh o - T o r looked at the list o f names th at compose d t h at C omm i ttee ,v 7 Ul d see t h at they were not a Committee over which a Go oe(perit was likely to have much influence. Several Members R "at Com m i ttee were present, and he appealed to th em . H e „ ealecl to his Hon. Friend the Member for Kilkenny, the Hon. tiernber f ur Lambeth, the Hon. Member for Derby, and th e a t ° ,., n ., Member on t h e secon d b enc h b e l ow hi m, w h o were all ig`4loers of the Committee, whether, as far as they had g.ht assistance in furthering the inquiry, they had not boon 110 possession of all the evidence they could require. The ( the • n'Alernber i n t h e course of h i s speec h h a d stated that he le C hancellor o f t h e Exchequer ) h a d a dd resse d a c i rcular thteter to th ose parties, and which letter had been neither before the Committee nor the House. This was so far the fact, but bef o ti ree Memb er oug h t to know that t hi s l etter h ad been p aper .in country. It h a d b ee n published in every news the L 'n the cou ntry. I t was easy f or everyone to see what. I tlio _ e uiect of that circular was. The Hon. Member must tireewsetdhtnot i9totvoas ograpwhich had been ad pearlithsons, and surely it could not be imagined that there could, have, been any expectation that a letter, which had been addressed to 900 persons would be kept a se cret. It was not so kept,.. but had been published in almost every newspaper in the country. The object of that letter was twofold. In the first place, he was desirous to do justice to the parties ; and secondly, he was desirous to do justice to the objects of the inquiry. He put it to the Members of the Committee in what state would their proceedings be but for this circular, and the information which was thus laid be fore them ? He had endeavoured beforehand to get the best evidence for them. It was, he admitted, prima facie ; but the Committee looked upon it in that light ; and whene ver it appeared to furnish grounds for further inquiry, the Committee determined that that course should be taken. The Hon. Member had imputed motives, he would not howe ver venture to impute motives to him. They had had a lesson read on that subject this evening -4A laugh)—and he would not venture to touch on anything that might appear a case of privilege. The Hon. Member had ventured to antici pate an earlier close of the session than he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) felt himself justified in anticipating ; but whatever might be• the period at which the session should close, the Committee would be able to bring their report - to a close before the termination of the session. The Hoe. Mem ber.had said that he had expected a majority of the cases to be such as, upon inquiry, to turn out so unfounded as to warrant their entire rejection. He would not contradict his assertion ; he had no right to contradict his assertion ; but he would chal lenge the Hon. Member to meet him on that point when the evidence should be published, and he certainly did not f ear the result. With respect to pensins he was bound to say that the promises made by the Government bad been kept. None of these pensions had been granted since the commencement of her 'Majessy'sreign. The Committee had recommended that the payment he now proposed should take place, because it would be unjust to those parties—to those who had the greatest claims from services, and to many who were in dis tress, to withhold from them the fulfilment of those claims. If he were at liberty to refer to many of those cases it would be seen that it would be the height of cruelty and injustice to withhold from those this money, to enable them to meet those engagements many of which had been contracted on the faith of these pensions. In conclusion he would confidently appeal to the Members of -the Committee both with respect to the proceedings of the Committee, and of the conduct of the Go vernment with regard to those proceedings. Mr. HUME felt bound to say that the only regret he had respecting the proceedings of the Committee was that his Hon. Friend the Member for Southwark was not a Mem ber of that Committee, because he hid no doubt, from the attention he had bestowed upon the subject, he would have been a valuable - assistant in the inquiry. With respect to the conduct of the Government, he was bound to say that, but for the assistance the Committee had derived from the infor mation that had been afforded them, they could not have en tertained a reasonable hope of being able to close their labours even next year. With respect to the report of the Com inittee he believed that theyivould be able to finish in a day or two at least with respect to the first class of cases, and be forp the House met after "the holidays the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be able to obtlin additional information. .As the circular letter hid beenirierltioned, he felt bound to say that as they had not the parties before them to be examined it 'lVas impossible to have better framed a series of - questions to meet a variety of cases. He was quite sure that the Com mittee we by no means desirous to continue any burthens on the public only so far as might i be r consistent with Cho well founded and just claims'of the parties concerned. He was as 'anxious as any one to see the claims of those parties inquired into, but-he was Also anxious to avoid doing injustice. Mr. HA W,E S was bound to say that the inquiry had been conducted with perfect fairness, and all the information asked for had been willingly and readily furnished. As to bringing forward before that Committee any person in receipt of a pension to be - examineet.the thought -such such proceeding would be an act of wanton cruelty. His Hon. Friend had , used language which- was &I — justifiable "in calling the Committee a cheat and a delusion. Whatever delusion existed he must say it bad been created by his Hon. Friend the Member. for Southwark, who had held out expectations on the subject which, from what, he kneri - or the nature of those cases, he w_apboutid to say the Hon. Member could never have expected f 6 realise. _ rc Mr. P. Hovratel l ,Mr. Warburton, -and Mr. S._ O'Brien concurred in the ex i tranietor of - a wish that that the Honour able. Menaher for Southwark sh ou ld b e p l ace d upon the CCtni-- mittee. Mr. J. WOOD' said if the Hen. Member was proposed to be placed on the Committe he would vote for him being so placed.; but he would-advise the Honourable Member not ttr,Y consent to 4im'Ejeg hein4pl . ced on an-unjust inquiry. After a few.vvojdk.f;on'Mre . - tXNUI) A LE, 1!(1 - r. H.V.M`E wiphed. to *A L F Ai; fitinourable Member oppo. site to wfiont.,the inqairy pes„utijust, whether to the public, or the parties ? „es • • Mr. J. WOOD—It - was important to the parties. rphe.§llAllQEtl4ll3,tßt, Ihk,EACHE§UER thought the Honourable Member's a+sheevetion most' singular, as the firsi.ellect`of theinqiiiry wasttleitdte nbvrbefore the House, and proposed , at the tnanintenniereeornmendation of the Corn mittec. Deviotild appeal to theTuties themselves, to whom so far from the inquiry being unjust, it was quite the contrary, and he hatfirad- letters from some of the parties, returning their thanks to him that this inquiLy had taken place, and 'stating that they bad the utraQsflpildence in the decision of the Committee. -• - t Mr. WAK LE Y feared th a t th e rote proposed to-night was 'A - unfavourable omen as to the ultimate result of the labours of the Committee. He hoped his Hon. Friend would not be indmeed br,these _dulcet notes to become a Member of the Committee, as it would merely be removing himself from the vantage grotiid.. He-was now the Censor of the Committee, and could freely make such remarks as he thought its conduct would merit —( Cheers.) Mr. MACLEAN-matt ISbseri - ttrat the proposal to place the Hon. Member-for Southwark on the Co - rnmittee could not now be considered very complimentary_ by that gentleman, when he recollected the very uuceremonious way in Which he had been rejected on a former ocrsion.—( Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. MACLEAN, Mr. Hums, and Mr. S. RICE, Colonel SiBTHORP observed that it would be very,de sirable to know how many quarters must be paid .before the matter was decided, as if quarter after quarter was to be paid, while the investigation was thus protracted, the public would have great reason to complain. " ' Mr. HAWES thought the Hon. and Learned Member for Southwark ought to feel much obliged to the Hon. Member who had seconded the motion for putting hips .on what he styled a useless and unjust Committee. Mr. GOULBURN was perfectly satisfied to vote for the motion, as it harmonised with the opinion he had originally expressed. He also quite agreed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the termination of the Committee's labours was the proper time for discussion. The resolution was then agreed to, and the House resumed. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the report on this Bill be brought up. Mr. GOULBURN wished, previous to the question being put, to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer at what time he expected to be able to bring the Budget forward? Mr. RICE had not yet determined on the exact period, but hoped it would be in the course of a month. Sir ROBERT BATE SON wished to know from the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland whether he had received any official information of two horrible murders which had been recently committed in Tipperary ? Lord NIORPETH had received official information of a dreadful murder in Tipperary. He believed that only one life was lost. He had also received a statement of the causes which led to the act, but wished to refrain from any prema ture discussion on the subject which might interfere with the ends of justice. Mr. GOULBURN wished to know whether the Bill for the registration of voters in Ireland would be, brought on be fore the holidays? Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not say whether the Bill would be brought on before the holidays.. Mr. LUCAS presented a petition from Monaghan, praying that relief under the proposed Poor-law should be confined to the infirm poor. Sir IL BATESON presented one with a similar prayer from Donegal. • 1. The questionwas then put, " That the report be now brought *" •• :# Mr. P. SCROPE moved the addition of a clause giving to the Board of Guardians power, without the sanction of the Commissioners, to employ a portion of the funds in the em ployment of the able-bodied destitute poor on public works or otherwise. Mr. S. O'BRIEN seconded the motion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL would object to the clause on the grounds he had before stated. He considered that it would be carrying into effect a plan of out-door relief. He thought it far safer that the House should not sanction a plan of out door relief, as he knew how that s)stem had been abused in England, and he feared that in Ireland the abuse would be much greater. He thought the principle most dangerous, and that it would be exceedingly unsafe to introduce it. Colonel CONOLLY was decidedly opposed to the intro duction of the clause. Mr. ROCHE thought that employing the paupers would only tend to keep down those who were struggling to keep out of the workhouse.—( Hear.) The question was then put, and the clause negatived. Mr. RE DINGTON proposed a clause in lieu of clause 15, providing for the simultaneous operation of the Poor-law in all parts of Ireland. Lord MORPETH would oppose the introduction of this clause. His wish was that the operation of the Bill should be as simultaneous 113 possible, but he thought a power should be left with the Commissioners to select districts with which to commence. This clause was also lost. Mr. REDINGTON then proposed the following clause :- 4, A n d b e it enacted, that e very person begging or gathering alms, or placing . himself for the pu rpose of receiving or gather ing alms, or setting any child so t o d o, within any un i on i n which the Commissioners shall have declared a workhouse to be fit for the reception of the d es ti tute poor, shall, on conviction thereof before any justice of the pea ce at P etty Sessions, i n open Court, either by confession of such offender, or by the (Ti lence on oath of one or more credible witnesses, be com mitted to the common gaol or house of correction, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceedi ng a f ortn i g ht f o r the first offence, and not exceeding - one calendar month for the second offence : Provided always that no person shall be liable to be so convicted who shall have applied to be admitted to the workhouse of such union and been refused admittance thereto by the guardians or other officer of such union work house, by reason of their inability to accommodate such per son or child, and provided also that Co person shall be com mitted to such gaol or house of correction (if it should be the first offence), who, not having applied for admission to the workhouse previous to his conviction, then express his readiness to enter such workhouse, and no such conviction shall, under any circumstances, take place, unless such work house shall at the time be capable of receiving such person. Lord MORPETH said that a clause similar to this had been already withdrawn, in compliance with the wishes of both sides of the House; bat ho still admitted that it would be ad visable to devise some plan for the suppression of mendicancy. The clause was tben negatived without a division. Sir R. BATESQN proposed that the majority of the guardians and ratepayers in each parish shall have power to levy a rate not to exceed one shilling hi the pound on the Government survey and valuation for the support of the aged, the infirm, the lame, the blind, the widow, the orphan, and the destitute poor, who have been resident in such parish for three years ; and that when such voluntary assessment is made that the Poor-law Commissioners shall have no power over such parish or union. Colonel CONOLLY seconded the clause. Lord JOHN RUSSELL opposed it, as being totally sub sersive of the whole principle of the Bill. Sir F. TRENCH opposed the whole measure. It was pregnant with every possible evil to the country, and would be the ruin of Ireland. After a few words from Mr. ROCIHE and Sir R. BATE SON, the clause was negatived withdtifiraivision. Mr. LUCAS gave notice of thh proposition of a clause-- that dropped by the Hon. and Learned Momber for Dublin-_ on the third reading of the Bill. , - Mr. HAWES called the attention of the Noble Lord to the 43d clause, respecting religious instruction to the poor in the vrorkiiikk. After a few observations from Lord J. Russell, Mr. Dennison, and Sir R. Bateson, the subject dropped. • The Bill was then ordered to be engrossed. WAYS 'AND MEANS. The House then resolved itself into ii"-.Cornmitte• of W ays and Means. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, 8,000,0001. was granted for supply:: CLERGY RESIDENCES On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL-the Clergy Resi dence Bill went through Committee, with amendments. The Cork Sessions Bill was passed thrciugh Committee, pro. forma. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY DI VISION S. SHAFTESBURY ELECTION. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the liottse of Commons.) MONDAY, ARPH 9: Order read, for attendance of Mr. Poulter and Mr. Metcalfe ; Mr. Poulter called to the Bar ; and the Paisages complained of being read; Motion made, and Question proposed,=`! That= :the expressions in the said Letter, containing a charge of corruption against 'lim bers of a Committee of this House, in the discha.rgeof their judi cial duties, are a false and scandalous imputation On the honour and conduct of Members of this House :".- 7 Deb4E-ar.iing ; Motion made, and Question proposed,--" That the delve* be adjourned till this day month :"—Amendment proposed, td lea* out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in:order to add the words " the Order of the Day for the ThirdßeAdjng. of the Slavery Atalition Act Amendment Bill, be now read;lalistead thereof : Question put, " That the word's proposed to .15e left otit stand part of the Question :"—The House divided:— MAJORITY- A'CoUrt, Captain—Tamworth Ad •Teg, Lard —Glamorganshi re • Arbuthnot, Gen.—Kincardineshire twoOd, W.—Greenwich • Attwood, M.—Whitehaveit Bagge,'"W.. , •West" Norfolk • Baillie, D.—Honiton F.—Thetford Baring, H. B.—Marlborough <: 13 iring, W. B.—North Staffordshire Beeson, Sir R.—Londonderry • Bethel), R.—East Yorkshire • B ackburne, L J.—Warrington Bolting, W.—Bolton Bradshaw, James—Canterbury Bra.nston, T. W.—Essex South Broadley, Henry—East Yorkshire Brownrigg, J. S.—Boston Culler„Sir J. Yarde—Devonshire Canning, Right Hon. Sir S.—King's • Lynn Cantilupe, - Viscount-LHelston Cartwrigit, Wm. L.—South Not: thamptonshire Chandos, Mat,quit - Of—Buiks Chapman, Atron—Whitby Chichester, J. P. B.—Barnstaple Chute, W. L. W.—West Norfolk Codrington, C. W.—Gloucestershire Cole, Hon. Arthur H.—Enniskillen Conolly, Edward M.—Donegal Cooper P E. J.—Sligo Co. Corry, Hop, H..L.--Tyrone Co. tourtenay, P.—Bridgewater Dalrymplg, Sir 'A.—Brighton D niglas, it C. G.—Warwick [toilet), - Marquis—Norwich D unbar, George—Belfast East, James Buller—Winchester Eaton, R. J.—Cambridgeshire , • Fgerton, W Tatton—Cheshire E. ns, John—Newry ' Farrand, Robert-- Stafford . Fector, James Minet—Maidsione Fellowes, Edw.—Huntingdonshire Forester, Hon. G.—Wenlock • Freshtield, J W.--Iporvn Gaskell, Jas. Mn—Mnlock Gibson, Thomas—lpswich Gladstone, W.l4.—Newark-on-Trent Godson, IL—Kidderminster (=ore, 0. J. R.:.Carnarvonshire Goulburn tight Hon, H.—Cam.! bridge University Grant, Hon. Celohel—Elginshire Grimston, Viscount—Hertfordshire Harcourt, G. S.-131163 Hardinge, Right Hon.,Sir H.—Latin. ceston Henniker, Lord—East Suffolk ilerries, Right Hots. J. C.—Harwich Hodgson, Rd.—Berwick-on-Tweed Holmes, W.—Berwick-onTweed ~! olmes, Hon Wight Hope, G. W.—Weymouth. Hope, H. T.—Gloucester 1 1 90341, Lord—Leominster —AYES, 124. • Houldsi vortt.,'T:—Nottinghamshire Hurt, Franom—S9ufh Derby Inglis, Sir R. H.--Oxford University Jones, T.—Lonciondero; Co, Kelly, Fit zroy—lprniath.- Kern ble, H.— \Vest- Stifry Kcrrison, Sir Ethvard=Eye Kirk, Peter—Catrickfergus Lowther, J. H.—Ylkrks Lucas, Edward-lMonaghan Lygon, Hon. Cctlonel •H. B.—West Woveste.rshire Mackenzie, Thomas—Ross-shire Mackinnois,vlV.-A.—Lymington • Macleark, DOnald—Oxford Maxwell, HeVip—Cavan Miller, Wm. H.—Newcastle-unier- Lyme Monypenny, T. G.—Rye Ossulston, Lord—N.l Northumber land ; }Writer, George—Essex Patker, R. T.=—Preston Parker, 'l'. A. W.—Oxtord hire Patten, J.'Wilson—Lancashire Peel, Riglit Hon. Sir IL—Tainworth Perceval, G. J. West Surrey Planta, Joseph—Hastings Polhill. Frederick—Bedford Pollock, Sir F.—Huntingdon Poweracourt, Viscount—Bath Praed, W. 111 --Aylesbury Richards,. Richard—Merionethshire Rick:ford, W.— Aylesbury - Bose, SinGeorge—Christchurch Round, C. G.—Essex Round, John—Maldon Sanderson, Richard—Colchester Scarlett, Hon: Y.—Guildfottl Sheppard, Thomas—From. „ Sibthorp, Colonel—Lincoln Sinclair, Sir G.—Caithness-shire Smith, Abel—Hertfordshire Somerset, Lord G.—Monmeuthshirz Spry, Sir S. T.—Bodmin Stanley, Lord—North Lancashire Stewart, John—l,ymington Stuart, Henry—Bedford Sugden, Sir E.—Ripon Teigninou'h, Lord Marylebone. Thompson, Ald.—Sunderland Trench, Sir F.—Scarborough Verner, William—Armagh Co. Villiers, Viscoun , —Weymouth Welby, Glynne Earle—Grantham Wilbraham, Hon. It. B.—Lanca. shirk Wodehouce, Edmund—Norfolk Wood, Colonel T.—Brecknockshire Wood, Thomas—Middlesex Wynn, Right Hon C. \V.—Mont gomeryshire Yorke, Hon. E. T.—Cambridgeshire Young, John—Cavan TELLEns. Fremantle, Sir Thomas—Bucks Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford -' MINORITY- Adap4'klear-Adm. Sir C.—Clack manpan A allOrib'y; , H. A.—Cock erm o th Archbald, Robert—Kildare Edward—Leeds Bell, Matthew—S. Northumberland minerman, A.—Aberdeen Baring, F. Thornhill—Portsmoutla Barnard, E. G.—Greenwich Belew, R. M.—Louth - Bernal, Ralph—Rochester Make, W."..L—Newport Blunt, Sir Charles—Lewes Bridgeman, Hewitt—Ennis Bryan, Maj. Geo.—Kilkenny Co. Btiller, E.—North Staffbrdshire Callaghan, D.—Cork City Chester, Henry—Louth Co. Clay, W.—Tower Hamlets Craig, W. G.—Edinburghshire Dalmeny, Lord—Stirling Denison, W. J.—West Sussex Denistoun, J.—Glasgow Duff, James—Banffshire Duke, Sir James—Boston Duncombe, T. S.—Finsbury Dundas, J. Deans—Devizes Dundas, Hon. J. C.—York Easthope, J.—Leicester Ebrington, Viscount—N. Devon Eliot, Hon. J. E.—Roxburghshire Ellice, Capt. A.—Harwich Evans, Sir G.DeLacy—Westminster Fazakerley, J. N.—Peterborough Finch, F.—Walsall Fitzroy, Lord C.—Bury St. Edm. Fitzsimon, Nicholas—King's Co. Gordon, Robert—Windsor Grattan, James—Wicklow Co. Greenaway, Charles—Leominster Grey, Sir George—Devonport Hall, Benjamin—Mary lebone Harvey, D. W.—Southwark Hastie, Archibald—Paisley Hawes, Benjamin—Lambeth Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, 1. Wight Hill, Lord A. M. C:—Evesham Hebhouse, Right Hon. Sir J. Cam Nottingham Hobhou,e, T. B.—Rochoster Hursman, Edward—Cockermouth Howard, P. H.—Carlisle flume,:Jo,eph—Kilkenny Hutton, Itobert—Dublin James, William—Cumberland Labouchere, Right Hon. Henry— Taunton Langdale, Hon .C.—Kuaresborouoh Lushington, Dr.—Tower Haml. Lushington, Charles—Ashburton Lynch, A. H.—Galway M.Leod, R.—lnverness M.Namara, Maj. W. N.—Clare Co. M'Taggart, John—Wigton —NOES, 120. ,Maliony, Pierce—Kinsale !Martin, John—Tewkeshury IMaule, Hon. Fox—Elgin Burghs IMaule, W. H.—Carlow !Murray, Right Hen. J. A.—Leith O'Brien, Cornelius—Clare 'O'Connell, Daniel—Dublin ;O'Connell, John—Athlone O'Connell, Morgan—Meath O'Ferrall, Richard M.—Kildare Ord, W.—Newcastle-upon-Ty ne Palmerston, Viscount—Tiverton Parker, John—Sheffield Parnell, Sir H.—Dundee Pattison, James—London Peehell, Captain—Brighton 'Philips, G. ft.—Poole I Pinney, W.—Lyme Regis Power, James—Wexford Co, Power, John—Waterford Protheroc, Edward—Halifax' Itamsbottom, J.—Windsor Rice, Right Hon. T. S.—Cambridge Roche, E. B.—Cork Co. Rumbold, C. E.—Yarmouth Russell, Lord John—Strand Salwey, Lieut.-Col.—Ludlow Sanford, E. A.—Somersetshire Scholefield, J.—Birmingham Scrope, Poulett—Stroud Seymour, Lord—Totness Sharpe, General—Dumfries Stanley, E. John—North Cheshire Stansfield, W. R. C.—Huddersfield Staunton, Sir George Thomas Steuart, Robert—Haddington Stewart, James—Honiton Strickland, Sir G.—West Yorkshire Stuart, Lord J.—Ayr Style, Sir Charles—Scarborough Surrey, Earl of—West Sussex Talfourd, Mr. Serjeant —Reading Tancred, H. W.—Banbury Thomson, Right Hon. C. P.—Man- _ chester Thort•ley, Thos.—Wolverhampton Troubridge, Sir T. E.—Sandwich Turner, Edmund—Truro Verney, Sir H.—Buckingham Vigors, N. A.—Carlow Co =i Villiers, C. P.—Wolverhampton Warburton, H.—Bridport White, Andrew—Sunderland White, Lieut .Col. San - IL—Leitrim Wilde, Mr. Serjeant—Newark Wilshere, William—Yarmouth Wood, Sir Matthew—London Wo:sley, Lord—Lincolnshire Woulfe, Mr. Serjoant—Cashel Yates, J. Ashton -.Carlow In the subsequent division, " this day ,week," the names of the those,which appear in the " Noe' TELLBRS. Mildmay, P. St. John —Winchester O'Brien, W. S.—Limerick co. that the debate be adjourned till " Ayes" were nearly the same as ;" above, and vice versa. Sir William Heathcote, Member for North Hants, was last week elected chairman of the county sessions, in the room of the late Richard Pollen, Esq. • - SOUTHERN TORY JUSTICE. —(From a Corre spondent of the Western Times.)—Very recently certain par ties were summoned before the great Justice Shallow for a trespass on his property, and, on that occasion, his Worship and domestic acted in the fourfold capacity of complainant, itness, Jury, and Judge I as a matter of course, the tres passers were fined !!—the vulgar opinion in the neighbour hood is that authority for such a system of procedure is not to be found in any statute book on Law or Justice, but that it is a bye-law I—however, be what it may, " it is a custom honoured in the breach than the observance" and it is high time for its total abolition. more A WITNESS TO CHARACTER.—At the Newark Assizes, a countryman was put into the witness box to give a prisoner the benefit of his evidence as to character. On be ing asked whether he knew any harm of the man at the bar, he replied, " that he never knew much harm of him, only that he was given to thieving prodigiously." On Tuesday evening, three pair of skilful hands were busily employed in transferring the contents of the pockets of the fl into their in the Pas sage d es P ano ramas their own, when their industry was suddenly stopped by the interference of two police agents, who took the operatives into custody. They proved to be a woman of the town, ano ther girl dressed in man's clothes, and one of those beings known by the appellation of souteneurs, all of whom were conducted to the Prefecture of Police. ODESSA, MA RCH 18.—The steam-boat from Con stantinople (which it left on the 16th) has brought alarming news respecting the approaching hostilities between the Porte and its too powerful vassal, Ibraham Pacha. The march of Ibraham's army towards Bagdad has roused the Porte from its lethargy. It has ordered all the troops that can be spared to Mount Taura, and sends ammunition and provisions for the army there. It was generally believed among the merchants at Constantinople that war is inevitable. The only surviving son of the Pacha was dangerously ill, and Halil Pacha, son-in law, and hitherto the favourite of the Sultan, had, for reasons unknown to the public, suddenly fallen into disgrace, and been deprived of all his offices and d'gnities, which are given to the Sultan's second son-ln-law. SHAFTESBURY ELECTION. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) Previous question, " That that question be now put," put, and negatived. Main question, " That J. S. Poulter, Esq., be now called in," put, and agreed to. Mr. Poulter called in accordingly, and the passages complained of were read. Mr. Poulter beard ; and then he was directed to withdraw. Motion made, and question proposed—" That the expres sions in the said letter, containing a charge of corruption against members of a Committee of this House in the dis charge of their judicial duties, are a false and scandalous im putation on the honour and conduct of Members of this House." Debate arising; motion made, and question proposed— " That the debate be adjourned till this day month." Motion, by leave, withdrawn. Original question, by leave, withdrawn. Mr. Poulter again called in ; and Mr. Speaker, by direc tion of the House, addressed him as follows : " Mr. Poulter, I have been commanded by the House to put to you a question out of the statement which you have already made at the bar. Before Ido so, I think I shall best discharge my duty to the House, and I think I shall equally discharge my duty to you, by stating to you what I conceive to be the sense of the House with respect to the present state of this proceeding. The complaint is not that you have urged that the decision of the Committee was in your opinion erro neous—they make no complaint of that, they desire no re traction of that opinion, they consider that you are at liberty to express that opinion so long as you shall entertain it ; but the complaint which they do make is, that in stating your opi nion that the judgment of the Committee has been erroneous, you have applied to the members of the Committe expressions of a harsh nature—l use the gentlest expressions—l wish the question to be considered calmly and temperately by yourself and every body concerned—you have used harsh expressions, and you have used expressions which you, as a person who have been long a Member of this House, must know very well you in your place in Parliament could not have applied to any Member of this House; therefore, looking at what you have said, I conceive there is every reason to hope that you will see, as I think the House sees, that there is a distinction, and broad distinction, between retracting that which implies your own opinion that the decision of the Committee has been erroneous, and retracting those expressions tihich impute directly to the Members who composed the majority of that Committ ee' which is, after all, a conclusion of which no po sitive p roo f could in any way be produced, it could only have been an inference which you yourself drew, because you took a strong view of the erroneous nature of the judgment ; and under those circumstances I am desired to put to you this ques tion, whether or no you are now disposed to retract these ex pressions in which you charge the members of the Committee with personal corruption in the votes they gave, and the con duct they pursued in the Committee, and also those expres sions in which you allege that your seat has been as com pletely filched from you, as ever a purse was stolen from a per sun on the common highway ?'" Whereupon Mr. Poulter " Mr. Speaker, I must continue to assert that my seat in this House has been taken from me by political motives. I do not mean to ascribe to the members of this Committee any corruption in the sense of pecuniary, or base corruption of that kind ; but I must say, that I shall ever regard my seat as hav ing been taken from me from political causes, and not from causes founded in justice." And then he was directed to withdraw. Motion made, and question proposed—" That the expres sions in the sa id l et t er , co ntaining a charge of corruption against members of a Committee of this House, in the dis charge of their judicial duties, are a false and scandalous im putation on the honour and conduct of Members of this House." Debate ' arising • motion made, and question proposed—" That the debate b e ° adjourned till this day month." Motion, by leave, withdrawn. Question again proposed. Amendment proposed, ,to leave out from the wor d " Th at " to t h e en d o f t h e question,in or der to add the words " the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Slavery Abolition Act Amendment Bill be now reed," instead thereof. Question put—" That the words pro posed to be l e f t out stand part of the quest i on. " Th e H ouse divided—. Ayes, 124 ; Noes, 120. Question again proposed ; debate a- icing ; question put—." That the debate be adjourned till this day week." The House divided—Ayes, 121 ; Noes, 117. Debate adj ourne d t ill M on d ay next. Minutes of Evidence (presented 6th April) to be printed. THE ARMY. CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM.—(COPY.) Horse Guards, March 20, 1838. With a view to insure the complete efficiency of the regi ments abroad in point of numbers, and to provide not merely for the ♦acancies which have been actually reported, but like wise for those which may be expected to have taken place, as well as to enable the depots of such regiments at home to supply the necessary drafts for filling up the casualties with the service companies, her Majesty's Government has decided that regiments of infantry abroad (not including those in India) shall be permitted to recruit to a certain extent beyond their prescribed establishment, and it is therefore to be under stood by all corps so situated, that their recruiting is to be con tinued until they appear upon paper to have reached the strength of thirty men above their prescribed establishment. Those regiments abroad at present restricted to a reduced establishment of 659 rank and file will go on recruiting until the numbers raised for them are ascertained to amount to 689 men ; and such corps on foreign service as are now permitted to recruit to their lull establishment of 739 rank and file, will continue recruiting until they reach an apparent strength of 769 rank and file. Regiments of infantry at home, and those in India, will guide themselves in respect to their recruiting by the orders at present in force. By command of the Right Hon. General Lord Hill, Commanding. in- Chief, (Signed) JOHN MACDONALD. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALL' S— YESTRRDI r . The attendance was again pretty numerous, and business, with out being so heavy as we have been accustomed to at this part o f the ye a r, was far from u ninteresting. Bamboo was the li on o f th e day—the first bet laid against him was 500 to 20—the next 1000 to 50 ; 18 to 1 was then taken freely, and, just as the room c l ose d, 500 to 30, and 80 0 to 50. The crack maintained his position, an d Alemdar was backed with some spirit towards the close at 14 to 1. Young Il ow t o n, lon, and the Early Bird were a shade the worse. In the early part of the day 18 to 1 was laid against the Nonplus colt, but, partially recovering, he was quoted at t wo p o i n t s l ess a t the finish. No ch an g e in Bullion, D'Egville, or Cobham. Con servator, Bretby, Amato, and Beggarrian, will be found to havo advanced on last weeks prices--each was back e d i n th ree or f our quarters. The room did not close until half-past six o'clock, at which time the average odds were as follow : THE RIDDLESWORTH. 7 t• 4 on Cobweb colt--taken 6 to 1 on Ishmael—taken. 6 to 1 against any other. _ THE DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt—taken 10/. to 1001. 11 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus—taken & after wards offered 14 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Alemdar—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's Young Roston --taken and aft. offered 16 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Bamboo—take .500 to 30 16 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lon—tako 17 to 1 16 to 1 agst Mr. Armitage's Nonplus colt—take 18 to 1 18 to . I agst Mr. E. Peel's The Early Bird—taken and aft. offd. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Coombes's Cobham—taku and aft. o ff ere d 20 to 1 agst Captain Berkeley's Bullion—taken and aft. offered '23 to 1 agst Ld G. Bentinck's D'Egville—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Conservator—tak en 30 to 1 agst Mr. Worral's Dormouse 33 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Beggarman—taken & aft. offd. 33 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Richard Roe--ditto 33 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Bretby—ditto 35 to 1 agst Sir J. Mills's Volunteer—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards's Drum-major—taken 40 to 1 agst Sir G. Heatheote's Amato --taken and aft. offered 40 to 1 agst Mr. Worrall's Bristelian_offered 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Tranby's dam colt—offered 50 to 1 agst Mr. A. Smith's Cracker —offered 50 to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Lady N ev ill e ' s d am colt—offered 1000 to 30 agst Mr. Richardson 's alone Adam —taken 1000 to 15 agst Lord xeter's Brother to Cactus — o ff ere d 500 to 400 on lon agst E Bamboo—taken 000 to 500 on Alemdar agst Bamboo—taken 600 to 500 on Bamboo agst Bullion—taken 550 to 400 on Young Rowtou agst Bamboo 17 to 2 agst lon and Bamboo—taken woo to 30 each against Beggarman, Conservator, and Bretby, in one bet. THE OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Calliste—taken 9 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Glenara—taken 9 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Unique—taken 7 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Ninny—taken 150 to 10 agst Mr. Mostyn's Brown Duchess—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mecca—taken Lord Chesterfield's Hornsea is reported to have broken down. NOURMAIIAL, THE LIGHT OF THE HAREM." —Mr. Ruin's new oriental fiction, under the above title is to be published, we understand, during the present week. This gentleman, like Hope and Morier, sojourned a considerable time in the East, and his intimate acquaintance with the man ners and customs of oriental nations is such as to afford every prospect of his new work presenting us with a series of pictures of eastern life, as gorgeous and romantic as any contained in the popular " Anastatius," or " Hajji Baba." MEMOIR S OF SIR WILLIAM KNIGHTON, BAIT., G. C. H.--We are requested to state that the new work, entitled " Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, Bart., G. C. H. , Keeper of the Privy Purse during tile Reign of George IV. by Lady Knighton," is this day published by Mr. Bentley, New Burlington -street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Brad fute, Edinburgh ; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin. Orders received of all Booksellers. The success of The Lady of Lyons, which, be it remembered, was presented by Mr. Bulwer to Mr. Macready as a tribute to honour, and, if it might be, to aid his great effort to restore the stage to moral respectability and literary character, induced Mr. Macready to address a letter of acknowledgment to the author, and, as an instalment of its produce, inclose a cheque for two hundred guineas. That cheque was returned in a letter, which it has been our gratifi cation to see, and which is a splendid instance of disinterested ness in the individual, and of a just appreciation of higher ob jects than pecuniary reward. To estimate Mr. Macready's exertions and sacrifices is something, but to lay so noble a tes timony of that estimation on the altar of personal sympathies and a public cause is alike honourable to the receiver and the giver; we know no praise too high for it. With such an ex ample, who will doubt the ultimate issue of the struggle to reclaim the stage and the drama of England ?—Literary Gazette, MONEY ad COMMERCIAL MARKET (From the Morning Papers of this day.) TlMES.—Attempts are making to introduce the speculative fever which now rages in Paris into this country, and it has be come highly necessary to direct public attention to them. As a specimen there cannot be a better chosen than a pros pectus which has been put forth for making a " Rail way between Paris and Belgium." The capital required is 3,200,0001., in 160,000 shares of 201. or 500 francs each. An agent has arrived in London to manage the subscriptions here, and a London banker is appointed to receive them. A deposit of 3/. each share, or 480,0001., is to be made in the first instance, and 21. more is to be called for as soon as the law for making [the railway has passed the French Legislature, with 4s. on each share to cover the preliminary expenses. There will thus be a sum of 800,0001. in the hands of the Managers before the work is commenced. The inquiry will naturally be who the Managers or Directors are of this vast undertaking. Only:tivo names, those of Messrs. Maurenq and Drouillard, appear in the prospectus in either capacity. The nature of the trust and of the powers confided to them will be best explained by the following extract from the prospectus, which we consider to be perfectly unique, even in matters of this nature : " Messrs. Maurenq and Drouillard will have the right to remain Managers of the Societe Anonyme' until the ap proval of the railway by the authorities : they will unite to this capacity that of Directors-General, and will be charged with the management of the Company. " They shall have a fixed appointment, of which the Board of Direction shall determine the amount. " They shall also be allowed, as original founders, the tenth of the profits of the Company, after payment of ex penses, and of 5 per cent. per annum on the capital of the Company. " The allowance shall continue as long as the Company itself subsists. " If the Company shall think fit to appropriate a part of the profit to a reserved fund, the tenth of this fund shall also belong to them. " All other conditions and by-laws of the Company are left to the judgment of Messrs. Maurenq and Droullard." It would be useless to enter into any further details of this precious scheme, for the above would be sufficient to deter any man of the least sense or knowledge of business from en gaging in it. About 800,000/., or one-fourth of the whole, is the sum, it seems, which the projectors expect to raise in London. There is a prevalent disposition to sell Dutch stock in the foreign market, and some considerable sales were effected on English, and bought for foreign account. It is sufficiently clear that a strong determination exists with some certain party, who may be guessed at, abroad to support the prices of these securities, which but for that counteraction could hardly fail to give way to the continual sales here, and the desiro, almost general, to get out of this stock. The market is evi dently not in a healthy state. The Dutch Five per Cents. closed at 99,1 to ; 2- ; the Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 54 to MORNING CHRONICLE.-The only change in the English Stock Market is a slight improvement in the value of Consols for Money, the prices having now assimilated, and the closing quotations being 93i to 93k, both for Money and the May Account. Exchequer Bills remain also at 645. to 665. prem. Shares on the whole were rather heavy, but there was no very material change in the quotations, and business in them was limited. Birmingham, old, left off at 88 to 90 prem. ; ditto new, 261 to 27f prem. ; Southampton, 46 to 47 per share ; ditto new, 211 to 225- prem. ; Great Western, 26 to 27 prem. ; Leeds and Manchester, 16 to 18 prem. ; Manchester and Birmingham, 2 to 3 prem. ; Birmingham and Derby, 21 to 1f dis. ; Brighton, 2i to 3 prem. ; Blackwall, 2 to +prem. ; Greenwich, 4to 3 dis. ; Croydon, 3f to 2f dis. ; ditto new, 31 to 45 prem. ; and Eastern, dis. to k prem. British Iron Shares are lof to 16f per share, and Asphalte de Seyssel, 14f to 151 prem. MORNING PosT.--The gentleman charged with the City department of the Morning Chronicle, who talks to us some times about " mares' nests," has in his article of to-day one of those curiosities, which cannot have failed to afford much diver sion to his commercial readers, more especially to the under writers at Lloyd's. He says, with respect to the shipments of specie which the Bank of England came to the determination of making a short time since to the United States, and which he now discovers have not been carried to the extent contem plated in the first instance— The Bank, we understand, has suspended any further ex portation on their account. It is said that, apprehensive of the consequences of the misunderstanding with the Bank of the United States, the Directors have absolutely forfeited the policies of insurance upon a very large amount. Taken at the lowest calculation at one.per cent., there is a dead loss on this head, we are informed, of 15,0001." If this is not a " mare's nest" we are quite at a loss to know what a mare's nest is. We have nothing further to say at present of the warlike letter reported to have been received by the Bank Directors from Mr. Biddle, of the United States Bank, except that we have again much later advices from Philadelphia, in which no allusion is made to the alleged ejectment of Mr. Cowell from the offices he had been invited to occupy in the latter establishment (for we are still of opinion that a peremptory notice to quit the premises may be fairly so considered), nor do we purpose entering into any controversy as to the precise amount of gold which the Bank of England may consider it expedient to send to America, but we cannot very well refrain from informing the correspondent of the Morning Chronicle what is the practice of the underwriters in case of the non-shipment of property insured against sea risk, so as to move from his anxious mind all apprehension lest the Bank proprietors should suffer to the extent named by him from the forfeiture of policies. The practice is where short interest is declared on a policy to return the whole of the premium ap plicable to such short interest, and a full allowance is made at the policy office for the duty ; na loss whatever is conse quently incurred by the insurer, except the trifling- charge made by the broker. Let the correspondent of the Morning Chronicle make inquiry upon the subject of any merchant's clerk, and he will find the facts to be as we have stated. This is a simple matter of usage among mercantile men, and one that admits of no cavil or equivocation. MORNING ADVERTISER.-An improvement in Consols, both for Money and Account, has taken place to-day, the closing quotation being 93k. Business has been transacted to a con siderable amount both for money and for to-morrow, which is the settling day. Consols for the month of May have been sold currently at 93g. The Railway Shares have been heavy throughout the day, with the exception of the Edinburgh and Glasgow, which have advanced to 2 pm. The Brighton Shares have receded to 11 pm., the Manchester and Birmingham to 2i pm., the Greenwich to 31 dis., but the Paris, Harve, and Rouen Shares are in demand at 1 pm. The Asphalte Shares re main at 15 pm. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. TRIAL OF E. MIRES FOR ARSON. (Concluded from The Sun of Yesterday.) At a quarter-past three o'clock Mr. KELLY proceeded to reply to the evidence produced on the part of the prisoner. He concluded a most able and forcible address by calling upon the Jury, if they entertained any fair and reasonable doubt of the prisoner's guilt, to give him the benefit of it; but if, on the contrary, they thought the case made out to their satisfac tion, it would then be their duty to the public and their con science, to return a verdict of guilty. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE then commenced summing up the evidence at six o'clock, and concluded at eight. The Jury, after beinc , absent about two hours and a half, returned into Court, and pronounced a verdict of Guilty. The Court was crowded during the latter part of the trial, and the result was waited for with the greatest anxiety. NEW COURT. THE TRIAL OF THOMAS WILLIAMS, ESQ., OF BRYNBRAS CASTLE, AND OTHERS, FOR FORGERY. (Continued from The Sun of Saturday. ) The prisoner h av i ng b een accommo d ate d w i t h a c h a i r , t h e witnesses were called. Mr. Parkinson, a solicitor, produced a deed, dated Dec. 8, 1838, to which the deceased and others were parties. Mr. Edward Oldfield, an attorney residing in Devonshire, was the attesting witness to the deed and other documents at tached to it. It is a deed relating to the raising of 42,0001. The Attorney-General handed some papers to the witness which he said were written by his brother and signed by his father. Knows a person of the name of Hugh Thomas, and that a Miss Lewis married Mr. Panton the younger. Mr. Jones, the attorney to the deceasod, produced a deed, the parties to which were Jones Panton, sen., J. Panton, jun., Miss L. Lewis. Elizabeth Lewis, and the Rev. Henry Row land. He also produced a will, executed by the deceased in Nov., 1828. Some codicils were acpended, and the docu ments were attested by the same parties. By the A . TTORNEY- GENER AL —I s not aware t h at t h ere was another will made in 1834. Had not been so informed by Mr. Williams, of Beaumaris. Does not know when Jones Panton, the eldest son o f t h e testator, di e d . To Sir W, FOLLETT — Th ere were two cop i es ta k en o f t h e will. Has had the document in his possession since 1829, when the codicil was executed. Mr. Wm. Bogie, an attorney at Beaumaris, proved that he was the attesting witness to the will produced, which was duly executed in the presence of three witnesses. The will was here put in and read, the date being Nov. 5, 1898. It commenced by reciting a deed of settlement to which the five persons before recited were the several parties. The codicil was also read, dated Nov. 11, 1829, wherein the testator devised his unsettled property to his mule and female children in equal shares. Thos. Williams, Esq. is an attorney at Carnarvon, and his daughter married Mr. Panton, the prosecutor, in 1832. Wit ness prepared the second codicil (produced) in the year 1831, and he and his two clerks, of the name of ()Wield, attested it when executed by the testator. This document revoked part of the bequests named in the previous testament, and consti tuted his fourth son heir and sole executor (viz., the prose cutor), revoking the previous joint appointment of his other children. .....__ _ The witness stated that he prepared another codicil on the 29th of May, 1833, by the direction of the deceased. It, among other things, revoked a bequest of 4001. to Lauretta Maria Wil liams, and reducing the sum to 2001. By Sir W. FOLLETT—The son of witness had been Un der-Sheriff. Mr. Panton, the deceased, was a man of great property. Was aware when his daughter married the prose cutor what interest he had in the will. They have only one child living. They lived on terms of great affection with the deceased; the grandchild was a great fay. - iurite. Never was aware of any change of affection down to the time of his death —the 26th of May last. Witness saw him on the 12th ; re ceived a letter requesting him to take the will to the mansion iss give hed to ie , of the de c ea se d. It h a d b een in his posaassion over since the execution of the last codicil ; they fi t :a e s r ail e cl o c d h ic il i d l . were ,read over to him. At that time there was an apparent change it: hi died at the ag e c f 74. Th e d ece ased said he a" Mrs. Willi ams 2,0001. i nstea d o f 2001., on th e fo." He said he w i s h e d to g i ve to B ar t on ' s d aug ht er . hi s 3,000/., to be p a y a bl e at th e age o f 21. He said, not'• do it to-day, you shall do it some time else." No thire l per. son was present at this conversation. Mr. Barton Pan,: o ll afterwards came in, and the will having been sealed up, the deceased said to him, " Here, take my last will and codicils— take and keep them." George Bettys, examined by Mr. PITILLIPS.-Witness is a slate-merchant, at Carnarvon. Remembers the late Mr. Panton. Had been employed as the negteciator respecting the marriage of one of his daughters, which, v.ehen consummated, was approved of. Was on intimate terms wa;th the deceased. Was a frequent guest at his house in the hunt:ug season. A room in the house was called by the name of tNitness. He always appeared to be very fond of the prosecutor, his wife, and child. Remembers being engaged to go to Clnesier races last year with the deceased, b u t h did not go, as Mr. Panton complained of a severe cold. He (Mr. Bettys) remained with him, and partook of breakfast with the family the next morning. He told his son to go to the library and bring down a roll of papers, and he did so. The deceased soid, " Here, Barton, are receipts for stock and funds to tbe amount of 29,0001. or 30,0001.," adding, " Now, Barton, I think you have staid at home from the races for some purpose, for I have given you all the money I have got in the house, and at Hollywell and Mould's, the hankers."' He also told him ho gave him all the arrears of rent due on the respective estates. He also said, " I also give you all my inteaest in canal and mine shares, as well as all my plate, books, wire (handing the key of the cellar), my farming stock, and all my personalities of every kind." He enjoined his son to take care of Anne and little Missey (meaning Mrs. and Miss Panton), observing " that he would not be long with them." Had an interview with Mr. Ramsay Williams, the father of Mrs. Barton Pa nton, on the subject of this conversation. He said to witaiess, " When you called upon me previous to the marriage of my son with Miss Williams, I said if they lived with me until my death they should have the bulk of my property. Now you have seen my promise realised." Saw the deceased on the 13th of May. He died on the 26th of that month. Was with him closely down to the day of his death, and at tended the funeral, to which the prisoner came very late, and he was not seen after the mourners left the churchyard. It is the custom in Wales to read the will of the deceased person on returning to the residence. The will was not read owing to the mysterious absence of the prisoner. Knows the prisoner's handwriting. These papers (marked Nos. 3,4, and 5) were written by him. These were notes sent by the prisoner to the prosecutor. The first desired a speedy day to he appointed for a settlement. The next was to the same effect, urging despatch on account of the illness of his wire; and the other, threatening to enter a caveat against any will which he (Mr. Panton) might prove. Knows the handwriting of Me. Wil liams, the prisoner's brother. Tire will was read some days after the funeral. The prisoner was there, and made serve extracts from it. Ile could have seen the date of it. He took the dates of the will and codicils. The body of this paper, Nos. 1,2, and 3, are all in the prisoner's handwriting ; as are Nos. 4,5, and 6. No. 7 he can form no *belief on. No. 8 clearly is, as well as Nos. 10 and 11 ; but he cannot form opinion as to No. 9. By Mr. JERVIS—Has known the prisoner a number of years, and has often seen him write. Has corresponded and settled accounts with him. His niece married one of Mr. Panton's sons. Does not remember ever to have seen the deceased write. He was a very reserved man. He was former:y con nected with her Majesty's Customs. (The witness was here called upon to state the conversation addressed by the de ceased to his son in the first person, which he did with amazing accuracy.) Cannot recollect whether lie had told Mr. Ram sey Williams of the conversation before tire date of the last codicils. Witness was appointed committeeman of one of the estates, with a Mr. Jones. Once had the management of the estate of Lord Newborough. Had not been discharged. Was originally an innkeeper. Mr. Ramsey Williams objected to his daughter marrying the prosecutor, because he did not want to part with her. [Nine out of the eleven documents before referred to were now read by the clerk of the Court.] John Bean, examined by Sir W. Foal-Err—l am clerk to the register in Doctors' Commons. I received these docu ments on the 22d of July lost, and lodged them on the file in the proper place. I did not observe any pencil marks on them then. They were afterwards sent into Wales, and when they were returned again I saw pencil marks. Upon the application of Sir W. Follett, his Lordship di rected the Jury to retire to some room where there was a strong light, and the attorney and a junior barrister on each side were to accompany them in order to point out what arc deemed to be pencil marks, but they were directed to hold no conversation with them. _ _ _ Mr. JERVIS came into Court, and said the Jury bad tried several sorts of light, but they could find none better than that admitted by the windows over their own box. While they were absent his Lordship inquired what length of time the case was likely to last? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said there was not the slightest chance of going into the defence to-night. His LORDSHIP intimated he would sit until eight o'clock, and then, if the case for the prosecution was nearly closed, he would wait an hour longer. The Jury returned, and examined the papers in Court by the aid of a magnifying-glass, and an engraver, who was not aliow•ed to speak out what the words, letters, and marks were. The inspection occupied a considerable time. Mr. R. W. Jennings stated that he is an appointed exami ner in the Prerogative Court. He examined the paper; now produced, and could trace several words which had been writ ten in pencil, and attempts had been made to obliterate them. He could trace the marks b,Ler than now, as they have be come fainter by frequent handling. Mr. Halland, an engraver, had examined the papers pro duced by the aid of a mirror, and discovered a variety of pencil marks on some of them, which were not discoverable with the naked eye. Is able now to point out many letters and figures on some of them. The pencil marks appear to have been rubbed out. Sir W. FOLLETT-Are you able to describe the letters and words you discover on No. 2 ? ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Don't answer that question. The Learned Gentleman again objected to the admissibility of this evidence. It was widening a rule which the Judges generally seemed disposed to . narrow. The witness ( Mr. Hal land) states that he thinks he sees (and which the Jury cannot see); they ought to see, and judge for themselves. Sir W. FOLLETT contended that the witness ought to be heard, because he had discovered certain words, lines, and letters on the paper, and was able to verify the result of his investigation on oath. After a further discussion Mr. Baron PARKE went and con sulted Lord Chief Justice TINDAL in the Old Court. On his return his Lordship said the Court was agreed that the witness's evidence was admissible. He might state the fact, and the Jury might make what use of it they pleased. Mr. Halland then proceeded to state the pencil marks ho found on the papers. On No. I I see the letter n, part of a, and the whole of p, making nap. I can see the word " Bishopsgate," " follows in large letters, between two pencil lines. I can also see the words " Cursitor Street," and a double line drawn underneath. I could also see the words "ground lot" written in smaller characters; also c. u. r. ; but what follows is illegible. The words" vacant ground" are also manifest. It having become dusk his Lordship proposed postponing the further investigation of these papers until to-morrow (this day). Mrs. Ann Panton, examined by Mr. Pinups—Witness is the wife of the prosecutor, and lived with her father-in-law from her marriage to his death. Remembered a person bringing a letter in November before his death. The bearer was Hugh Thomas. The old gentleman desired witness to fetch the key of the library, and bring 751., and she did so. He desired witness to fold it up and direct the envelope to Mrs. Williams, and delivered it to the messenger. Remembers the 7th of May, being a Sunday, and the morning being wet. She did not go out, as she was unwell. Her own father did not call on her father-in-law on that day. He and her husband lived on terms of great affection with the deceased. He was very fond of her child. By the ATTORNEY-GENERAL-She was on that day, but the deceased was in the same state of health he had been some time before. The witness then confirmed a great part of the evidence of her husband and father when undergoing a long cross-exami nation by the Attorney-General. She stated that she knows the handwriting. The signature to scrip No. 8, appears a good deal like his. Has no doubt of it. Does not think the writing of scrip 9is so much like it. In some places it is, and in others not. " Th" in Thomas is not like his. Never saw this scrip before. The word " debtor" is not like his, nor a very good imitation. No. 7, written in pencil, is very like his writing. Has no doubt but he wrote it. The Court now adjourned until ten o'clock this morning, and ordered the jury to be locked up. Some of the gentlemen looked rather dissatisfied on hearing this communication. The Anniversary Dinner of the " Newspaper Press Benevolent Association," which was appoiKted to take place on the 28th instant, is, we understand, postponed to Saturday the 9th of June. ONE DAY'S TRIALS IN STAFPORD.—SIX difFe rent persons were tried in sir distinct cases of felonious as saults upon females, or upon charges of attempts at the com mission of that offence. In four of the cases the parties were convicted of misdemeanor, in one there was an acquital, and in the remaining one a father is condemnned to death fort felonious assault on his own daughter. The prisoners in two of the cases are boys, not more than fifteen or sixteen years old, and the parties convicted varied in grade from a master shoemaker to a chimney-sweeper's boy. These cases were followed by the conviction of a woman for poisoning her grandson, and if the day had been long enough, that trial would have been followed by the trial of another female for the murder of her own off.pring - . However, the time did not allow that case to be included in this day of hor rors, and it was therefore fixed fur next mo-niog. Can it be said that Staffordshire shows any improvement in the moral state of the people, or any (liminution either in the number or the magnitude of crimes ?—North Derbyshire Chronicle. On Saturday evening, on the return of the h ß ch oy h a er l PALrjteystfyromsatthseudddepnelrya:btrhoc rin k e int g uri o l f in t g he lr th e ee r o ja r g n: in rof w Marlbo rough House into the iron gates of St. James's Palace.. we are happy to state her Majesty experienced no further incon venience than exposure to the cold air. The Lord Cham berlain and Lord in Waiting immediately alighted from their ca rriage, which then conveyed her Majesty in safety to Buckingham Palace. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1838